Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner

We are looking to recruit and highly skilled, motivated and passionate Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Adult Community Mental Health Team in Skipton, Craven, providing care to service users in a large geographical area, covering urban and rural communities. The post holder will provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation, planning and prescribing for individuals with severe and enduring metal health problems. We offer a supportive work environment as well as opportunities for further progression and learning. As a clinician you are not only supporting service users through what can often be the most challenging of times, you are also mentoring them to become the best version of themselves., Carry out physical checks prior to the prescribing, initiation and monitoring of medication, and also other medication where necessary. To work with other members of the team to manage and monitor the complex presentations within Craven CMHT. To prescribe medication within nice guidance, NMC guidance and Local trust policies To work in partnership with service users, families, and carers to achieve identified goals and to support recovery and reintegration by adopting a fully holistic approach to needs. To work in a supported autonomous manner and to be able to plan and prioritise workload. To demonstrate effective networking skills to work in collaboration with a range of other services and external agencies. To actively participate in the flexible formats of team supervision and support. To work as part of the leadership team, providing support and cover for team leader when required., Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role. Right to Work in the UK Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

• Mental Health Nurse Qualification
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• RN 1st Level
• To have undertaken accredited courses which enable Advanced Practitioner registration, Previous experience of working in a community mental health setting
• Undertaken Advanced Nurse Practitioner course, Experience of working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients with Mental Ill health
• Experience of care co - ordination/ care management, Experience of working in the Community Mental Health care setting, Demonstrate a high level of clinical skill. Demonstrate an in depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc
• Understanding of NHS Plan and implications for Primary and Secondary Care
  
  Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : Increase mileage rates for > 3500 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.